OAS to send mission, despite eroded credibility
Local July 1, 2015 | 9:31 am
Washington.- The Organization of American States (OAS) –whose recent and measures have dealt a hard blow to its credibility- will send a delegation to the Dominican Republic to look into the &qu[...]
Political claques ruin Beltway ribbon cutting
Local July 1, 2015 | 8:53 am
Santo Domingo.- As opposing claques brought by politicians chanted slogans, president Danilo Medina on Monday inaugurated the second span of the Santo Domingo Beltway, named after the late presiden[...]
Dominican society lives under ‘culture of deceit’
Local July 1, 2015 | 8:25 am
Santo Domingo.- The around 14,000 complaints which the consumer protection agency (Pro Consumidor) has received thus far this year from people who feel cheated when buying goods or services on Mond[...]
Deaths and corruption mark Dominican Republic icon highway
Local July 1, 2015 | 7:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The constant fatal wrecks and allegations of corruption in its construction and maintenance on Tuesday prompted Dominican Republic’s surveyors, engineers and architects guild (COD[...]
Dominican Republic ‘won’t’ deport a single Dominican
Local June 30, 2015 | 3:06 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic will not deport one single Dominican and guarantees their protection, while complaints of statelessness of thousands of citizens of Haitian descent stem from [...]
Journalist slams Dominican leader’s ‘political pillagers'(Update)
Local June 30, 2015 | 9:01 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Police on Tuesday said it shot and killed one suspect, arrested another and three are still at large in the case of the burglary, and also recovered Marino Zapete’s l[...]
Immigration: 25,517 foreigners return voluntarily
Local June 30, 2015 | 8:40 am
Santo Domingo.- The Immigration Agency on Tuesday said 25,517people have returned voluntarily to their country since the process to apply forthe government program to legalize foreigners concluded [...]
Dominican Republic big business says no more open border
Local June 30, 2015 | 7:42 am
Santo Domingo.- National Business Council (Conep) presidentRafael Blanco said his sector works "hand in hand" at all levels withauthorities to defend the government’s program to legaliz[...]
Top Dominican prosecutor upbeat on US$100M+ embezzlement case
Local June 29, 2015 | 4:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Monday affirmed he’s confident that the Supreme Court Criminal Chamber will overturn the writ of habeas corpus in favor of senator Felix B[...]
Environment halts extractions in major river, one day after complaints of ‘tolls’
Local June 29, 2015 | 3:59 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Monday announced a halt of all mining and rechanneling of the Haina river, especially near the town Hato Nuevo, Santo Domingo province.
The announc[...]
Dominican belle exits pageant on Haitian deportation row
Local June 29, 2015 | 3:28 pm
Santo Domingo.- The ongoing flap over alleged deportations of Haitians from the Dominican Republic might have derailed Miss Dominican Republic Lesleybell Troncoso’s bid for the ‘Miss Carival’[...]
Want a gas station in Dominican territory?…Pay a ‘toll’
Local June 29, 2015 | 9:05 am
Santo Domingo.- The recent sprouting of gasoline and propane gas stations in residential areas, near schools and churches across the country in addition to violating zoning laws reveal influence pe[...]
Dominican Republic on the offensive as salvoes continue
Local June 29, 2015 | 8:22 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Foreign minister Andrés Navarro met with foreign ambassadors from Latinn America and Asia, as part of the global strategy to explain the results of the government’s[...]
VP talks about feminicides, regrets “men don’t cry” phrase
Local June 27, 2015 | 11:18 am
Santo Domingo.– Vice President Margarita Cedeño on Friday said that there will not be equality "if we teach our children that men don't cry but women do," elnuevodiario.com.do repo[...]
Over 17,000 undocumented Haitians return voluntarily to their country
Local June 27, 2015 | 10:01 am
Santo Domingo.– Over 17,000 undocumented Haitians have voluntarily left the Dominican territory, mainly those who didn’t registered for the government plan to legalize aliens.
Immigration[...]
Political expert predicts 2016 elections will be a war of candidates
Local June 27, 2015 | 12:56 am
Santo Domingo.– Presidential, congressional and municipal elections of 2016 in the Dominican Republic will be tough, long, complex, expensive and full of "surprises," which will force t[...]
Dominican Republic leader defiant amid barrage of attacks
Local June 26, 2015 | 4:15 pm
Antigua, Guatemala.- President Danilo Medina warned Friday he’ll not bow to blackmail which "threatens to international sanctions based on absolutely false accusations."
"We [...]
Customs, senators row reveals Dominican ruling party debacle
Local June 26, 2015 | 1:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Customs director Fernando Fernandez on Thursdaybacktracked his accusation on May 27 thatsenators Charlie Mariotti and Reinaldo Pared "offered, sold and bought theCustoms bill,[...]
Seven off to jail in Peravia US$30M bank fraud
Local June 26, 2015 | 11:25 am
Santo Domingo.- A National District on judge Thursday ordered six months of pretrial detention for Jorge Serret Sugranez, Carlos Serret Sugranez, Yesenia Aponte Serret, Pausides Morales, Nelson Cab[...]
Clinton taps Dominican-American for key campaign post
Local June 26, 2015 | 10:58 am
New York.- US Democratic party hopeful for the US presidency Hillary Clinton has begun to fight for the Latino vote early, already naming at least eight Hispanics in key campaign positions
C[...]